The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-02-11
Rurgiars Around.

ABOUT TWO O CLOCK Oh utSaltlN morning,
]. II. Peterson, who lives next door TO the
bank, was aroused by the continual bark
ing of his dog in the yard Rising from his
bed he went to the window and saw a
light in the small carpenter shop in the
rear OF his fathers residence ON the uthel
side of the bank Hastily donlling his gar
ments. he took his gnn and went to the
shop door and called, when suddenly the
light went out. He quickly locked the
door on the outside and called for assist
ance, which was answered by his son, FL
wood, who likewise armed with a gun
came to the rescue, and the intruder. a
burly tramp, was notified to come out and
surrender, which he did, explaining his
presence by the statement that he had gone
into the shop to sleep and was gathering
together a few shavings to make a bed.
This story did not 60 down, and Mr.. Peter
son and his son, REINFORCED by ID. w.
Lippincott who lived neal and had come
out in answer to the calls for help, started
with their prisoner to Marshal Duffy 5
residence at the upper end of the town. As
he promised to go quietly, Mr.. Lippincott
left them at his door and the captors and
captive proceeded up town until about OPP
pssite the Bacon academy yard when the
tramp refused to go further and Gesper-
ate struggle ensued between him and his
captors, during which they fought their
way up the school house yard, Mr.. Peter
son meanwhile calling loudly fer help,
which was heard by Mr.. Lippincott who
had not yet gone into the house and he
went once more to the rescue. The Peter
sons had meanwhile succeeded in getting
their man to the ground, and when re-en-
forcements appeared lie surrendered.
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lookup in triumph, built a fire, and made
his prisoner comfortable, and about 4.30
left him, as he supposed securely locked
up, until morning. But in the morning
when the worthy marshal went down to
arrange for hearing for his prisoner there
was no prisoner there. He had mana ged
either by picking the lock or by the help
of some one outside, to effect general jail
delivery of himself, and had held his own
hearing and had decided to admit himself
to bail on his own recognlzance. which was
speedily entered, his legs executing the
bond with certainty, celebrity and des-
patch as the Star Reuters say. An in
vestigation in Mr. Peterson's carpenter
shop showed that the scamp had gathered
together a lot of his best tools ready to
carry away, and parcel of tools done up
in horse blanket were afterwards found
on Joshua Moore S store steps, up town,
and are supposed to have been secreted
there by the same man or a confederate.
The tools found on the step were identified
as the property of JOS q. Stretch, and had
been taken from the unfinished house of j.
n. Curry on Dickinson street. The horse
blanket in which the tools were wrapped
was quite new and good. A lively search
was instituted for the fugitive when his
flight was discovered but without avail.
A man who came up the street about six
o'clock in the morning reported that
he had met a person answering to
the description of the tramp, on his
way down town, but suspected moth
ing wrong and did detain him. 1t
was learned during the morning that a
headquarters at the gravel hole at the coun-
ty line, in an old passenger car kept there
for the comfort of the railroad workmen,
and Duffy organized searching party to
visit the place. but there was no clue found.
Tramps enough, but not the tramp. Later
on word came that a man answering the
description had been seen on the road
to Deerfield and Constable Coles and
L. q. Peterson armed with warrant start
cd in pursuit, but were not successful in
catching up with their man. who is proba-
bly, now out of their reach. 1t is thought
the same man has been cumming his way
around town for several days past. and one
of the gang in the car at the gravel hole
was recognized as man who had been
seen in his company in Woodstown recent
ly. The Petersons deserve great credit for
their pluckY capture of a desperate charac-
ter, and it is shame that our poor watch
and ward over prisoners should have re